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Subglacial features are those features that form or accumulate beneath the basal part of a grounded glacier, which may vary in size from a fjord glacier to a continental ice sheet. Such features are technically not considered of glacimarine origin, but are included in this volume because they are commonly observed in the present marine environment, and record the history of grounded glaciers into the marine realm. The following general descriptions are summarized from Denton and Hughes [1981], Molnia [1983], Solheim and Pfirman [1985], Drewry [1986], Dowdeswell and Scourse [1990], Josenhans and Zevenhuizen [1990], Anderson et al. [1992], Hambrey [1994], Menzies [1995], and Cooper et al. [1995]. These references contain specific information, some regional examples, and numerous literature citations on subglacial features.
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Cooper, A.K., Carlson, P.R., Reimnitz, E. (1997). Overview. In: Davies, T.A., et al. Glaciated Continental Margins. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5820-6_6
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